Long story short, by using Conex, a telemedicine communications platform, this physician was able to discharge a wound patient from the hospital a week ahead of schedule to send them home (100 miles away) and stay in touch with their progress remotely via real-time weekly photo and audio updates. The physician reported that the patient outcome was extremely successful.

Because this physician was using Conex, she was able to stay informed about the patient’s progress even when the patient was a 2.5 hour drive away. From the patient’s perspective; costly and time consuming follow up visits were avoided and the outcome was every bit as good as if the patient had been local. The definition of a win-win outcome if you ask me…